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BRITAIN'S media has hailed most of England's cricket team as
conquering heroes after the draw while James Anderson and Monty
Panesar were praised for their gritty determination.

"England tasted one of those glorious dramatic draws yesterday
that only Test cricket at the highest level of intensity can
deliver," Simon Barnes wrote in The Times.

Panesar, for his part, said he just tried to stay calm and
focused in the final minutes of the match.

Writing in the Daily Mail, Panesar also said he
realised England had a big chance when Australia brought on Marcus
North.

Paul Collingwood was singled out for his patient last-day
innings of 74 which spanned nearly six hours.

"Collingwood, unshaven, sunburnt and mired in sweat and dust,
batted for 17 minutes shy of six hours, 245 balls of sheer
bloody-mindedness and self-restraint to take England to the brink
of safety," former England captain Mike Atherton wrote in The
Times.

But the press rounded on some of England's top-order batsmen,
particularly Kevin Pietersen.

"Ritual defiance will not protect him from the suspicion that
his lone wolf tendencies are now hurting his team," wrote former
pace bowler Mike Selvey in The Guardian.

There was also little sympathy for Ricky Ponting after he
complained of time-wasting by the home side during the tense final
stages of the match.

The Daily Telegraph said "in similar circumstances most
teams would have pushed their luck" as well.

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